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Announcing the lawsuit at a news conference in Washington, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Texas law's "unprecedented" design seeks "to prevent women from exercising their constitutional rights by thwarting judicial review for as long as possible."
"The act is clearly unconstitutional under longstanding Supreme Court precedent" Garland said.
The Texas law was designed specifically with the goal of making it more difficult for clinics to obtain federal court orders blocking enforcement of the law. Instead of creating criminal penalties for abortions conducted after a fetal heartbeat is detected, the Texas Legislature has tasked private citizens with enforcing the law by bringing private litigation against clinics -- and anyone else who assists a woman in obtaining an abortion after six weeks.
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The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Austin, alleged that the Texas law is unconstitutional because it conflicts with "the statutory and constitutional responsibilities of the federal government."
"The United States has the authority and responsibility to ensure that Texas cannot evade its obligations under the Constitution and deprive individuals of their constitutional rights by adopting a statutory scheme designed specifically to evade traditional mechanisms of federal judicial review," the lawsuit states.
The Justice Department is seeking a declaratory judgment declaring the Texas abortion ban invalid, as well as a "preliminary and permanent injunction against "the State of Texas" -- including all of its officers, employees, and agents, including private parties who would enforce the abortion ban.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/09/politics/biden-administration-texas-abortion-law/index.html
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StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)sheshe2
(83,754 posts)Just look at that, the Justice Department under AG Garland is suing Texas to block the Abortion Law.
Why just yesterday I read...oh never mind.
Good on the entire justice department for all their hard work.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,823 posts)People forget - Garland is smart AND tactical. I'll bet he wins. Because . . . he's tactical.
sheshe2
(83,754 posts)I will add that Obama would never have picked him for a seat on the court if he was not.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)Here ya go Gov Abbott.
Sheltie !
JustAnotherGen
(31,823 posts)Response to sheshe2 (Reply #2)
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Bettie
(16,104 posts)That's all, good that they are doing something.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)I knew they would move quickly - even if it wasn't quick enough for some people.
sheshe2
(83,754 posts)Only two days from signing the bill into to law 09/07, then a lawsuit suing Texas as was announced by AG Garland 09/09.
I knew they would move quickly, they had it ready before the signing. The Justice department was ready to move swiftly and they did...2 days.
Wonder if the critics could do it quicker than that.
sheshe2
(83,754 posts)Imagine that.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)and wasting time laying out public roadmaps and giving hourly updates on every thought, strategy and intended move.
Budi
(15,325 posts)Funny that he didn't even blast it all over media & TV talk show News for 'likes' & a photo op 1st.
AG Garland just did the job he was asked to do.
Quiet, head down, & BAM.
Many of us have been trying to help people understand that, in this regard, silence doesn't mean inaction. Let's hope that this will prompt folks to calm down and let AG Garland and DOJ do their jobs.
JustAnotherGen
(31,823 posts)Working - to engage in endless self promotion. It's a breath of fresh air.
crickets
(25,976 posts)but good for the DOJ getting busy quickly. Thank you, AG Garland.
BootinUp
(47,144 posts)Arazi
(6,829 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,211 posts)sheshe2
(83,754 posts)This will be a huge slap in the face to Abbott, the 'cons and the SC that denied an injunction. This will not play well for any of them. They just effed themselves.